Wild Beasts of the Philosophical Desert

Philosophers on Telepathy and Other Exceptional Experiences
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4438-5453-5
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 185 Seiten

Scientists rarely take ‘paranormal experiences’ seriously. Furthermore, in the recent past the concept of the ‘paranormal’ did not even exist in philosophy. William James, who extensively studied mediumistic phenomena, labelled them ‘wild beasts of the philosophical desert’.

This book demonstrates that to important philosophers – from Kant to Derrida – controversial phenomena like telepathy and clairvoyance were serious topics.

The authors of this collection have studied relevant texts that have hitherto received little attention, and illustrate how each of the philosophers in question thoughtfully interpreted exceptional experiences that seem to go beyond our understanding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dongen, Hein van

Gerding, Hans

Sneller, Rico

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Hein van Dongen is Philosophical Consultant, Lecturer and Researcher at several institutions in The Netherlands.

Dr Hans Gerding is Emeritus Professor of Metaphysics in the Spirit of Theosophy at the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University, and was Director of the Institute for Parapsychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Dr Rico Sneller is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University, The Netherlands.